I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
As the Legislature prepares to vote on a bill authorizing the construction of a new publicly owned bridge to connect Detroit and Windsor the Detroit Free Press takes a look at the massive campaign contributions made by Manuel “Matty” Moroun, the billionaire owner of the Ambassador Bridge which is currently the only bridge connecting the [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a landmark case over whether state judges must recuse themselves from cases involving those who have made large contributions to their campaigns. A group of 27 former chief justices and justices of state supreme courts is urging the high court to rule that judges must recuse themselves [...]
Even though the campaign season for mayor of Detroit has not officially started, that’s not stopping early mud from being tossed or dirt from being dug up by the local media.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson raised $45,096 in 2007 from Michigan donors for his presidential campaign, according to Federal Election Commission reports. Richardson is one of five Democrats who have are honoring the DNC’s wishes in skipping the Michigan Primary. Richardson was in the middle of the pack when it came to fundraising among the [...]
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